I’m new to using Chart.js and I’ve done a lot of research, but haven’t found anything that could help me, so I’m reaching out to the community for assistance.
I’m working on a project using Chart.js version 3.2.1 and chartjs-plugin-annotation version 1.0.1. Unfortunately, updating the libraries is not possible at the moment.
Here’s the scenario: I need to fill the background of a BoxAnnotation plugin with a gradient. Okay, I’ve figured out how to do that. The challenge is that this BoxAnnotation varies in location based on the user-applied filter. Therefore, the Y coordinate of the createLinearGradient needs to be obtained from the BoxAnnotation at runtime.
Now the problem is that I can’t read the Y property of the context element. It always returns undefined. Consequently, I can’t correctly set where the gradient should start.
Here’s the code for the BoxAnnotation:
boxDeficitStatus: !this.onlyVirtualSensors && {
type: 'box',
yScaleID: 'right-y-axis',
drawTime: 'beforeDatasetsDraw',
yMin: 0,
yMax: $this.moistureCritical,
backgroundColor: function(context) {
const chart = context.chart;
const {ctx, chartArea} = chart;
return getGradient(ctx, chartArea);
},
borderWidth: 0,
display: !this.onlyVirtualSensors,
}
And here’s the code for the getGradient function:
function getGradient(ctx, chartArea) {
const chartHeight = chartArea.bottom - chartArea.top;
//Instead of 246, the Y coordinate value I'm trying to obtain should go there.
const gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(67.7, 246, 67.7, chartHeight);
gradient.addColorStop(0, "rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3)");
gradient.addColorStop(1, "rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.3)");
return gradient;
}
When running a console.log('$context', context.element['$context'])
The result in the browser terminal is as shown in the image you provided:

However, when trying to access the Y property using any of the following:
console.log('y', context.element['$context']['element'].y)
console.log('y', context.element.y)
console.log('y', context.element['y'])
The result is always undefined.
My question then is whether it’s possible to access this Y property somehow or if there’s another way to obtain the coordinate I need.
You’re welcome! I appreciate your patience in advance!